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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






2. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






3. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






4. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






5. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






6. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






7. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






8. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






9. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






10. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






11. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






12. Fats can lead to some medical problems






13. What is normal albumin levels?






14. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






15. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






16. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






17. Name six sources of grains






18. How many calories/gram is protein?






19. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






20. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






21. What is RDA of protein?






22. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






23. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






24. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






25. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






26. What foods have high quality protein?






27. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






28. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






29. What is normal BMI?






30. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






31. What does DASH stand for?






32. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






33. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






34. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






35. What function is vitamin A?






36. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






37. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






38. What are healthy sources of fats?






39. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






40. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






41. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






42. What is the function of vitamin E?






43. What function is vitamin D?






44. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






45. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






46. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






47. Where can you get more vitamin D?






48. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






49. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






50. The higher the BMR a client has --